Is Space the New Cyber? UK Dependencies and Vulnerabilities

On 16 January 2019, RUSI convened a conference to discuss the ways in which the UK government is dependent upon space and the threats and hazards to space assets that create vulnerabilities in government activities.

50 years on from the first lunar landing, the Moon is once again taking centre stage in international space ambitions. Yet, within a more democratised and complex space environment, and with Mars and other celestial bodies seen as additional exploratory targets, talk of a new ‘space race’ may be misplaced.

The successful and spectacular inaugural launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy this week not only captured public imaginations with its ground-breaking double booster recovery and quirky payload, but also...

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